MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu MAS.965 / 6.976 / SP.716 NextLab I: Designing Mobile Technologies for the Next Billion UsersFall 2008For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit: http://ocw.mit.edu/terms.ProjectProject ProposalsProposals Monday September 8 2008 Monday, September 8, 2008 Project Proposals NextLab I, F’08, L2 slide 1•Agenda • Special NextLab Features (Fall 2008) - NextLab Media Component - Possibilities for Launching in Real World Networks (América Móvil) • Project Selection Process • Project ProposalsProject Proposals • Agenda for Next Class Project Proposals NextLab I, F’08, L2 slide 2NextLab Media Component NextLab Media Component Project Proposals NextLab I, F’08, L2 slide 3Project Selection Process Project Selection Process Project Proposals NextLab I, F’08, L2 slide 4Project Selection Process • Enter your preferences online, through the link at http://nextlab.mit.edu/ entitled “Project Selection” • For each project, rank your preference for it (top choice=1) •If yyou don’t have a strong preference between two or moregp projects, you may give the same rank to more than one project e.g., if you prefer education-type projects, but do not really care whether it is with Telmex, ITESM, or Boston’s Thrive in Five, then rank of all of these with a “1” • All project proposals will be posted online at nextlab.mit.edu • Deadline for project selection is Midnight today •Projject teams assembled Tuesday,y, announced Wednesdayy Project Proposals NextLab I, F’08, L2 slide 5NextLab Projects: Fall 2008 Economic Empowerment • Giving Farmers a Fighting Chance(Monterrey Tec, Mexico/Nicaragua) • Multilevel marketing for microfinance(COBIS, Ecuador) • Mobile pre-screening for microfinance(PlaNet Finance,, Argentina))( g • M-commerce interface (United Villages, India) HealthHealth • Mobile diagnostics for cervical cancer(CIDRZ, Zambia) • Ultrasound Outreach to Rural Villages Ultrasound Outreach to Rural Villages(GE Healthcare, Belize) • Real-time Mobile Network for Mid-Wives to Reduce Maternal, Neonatal Mortality (Vaatsalya, India)(Vaatsalya, India) Education • Mobile social network for students in low-income communities (Telmex, Mexico) • M-learning for rural literacy instructors (Monterrey Tec, Mexico) Environment and Community • Disaster Management (CRS India)(CRS, India) • Mobile Sensors and GPS Mapping for Farmers (InnovGreen, Vietnam) Next Billion in Our Neighborhood • Thrive in Five Baby Blog ((Mayyor’s Office, Boston)) Project Proposals NextLab I, F’08, L2 slide 6Project Proposals Project Proposals Project Proposals NextLab I, F’08, L2 slide 7See the Compiled Project Proposals presentation. Project Proposals NextLab I, F’08, L2 slide 8Project Selection Project Selection Deadline: Midnight tonight Project Proposals NextLab I, F’08, L2 slide 101Rank Each Project ((Multipple 1st//2nd//3rd Choices Allowed)) Economic Empowerment Education • Giving Farmers a Fighting Chance• Mobile social network for students (Monterreyy Tec, Mexico/Nicaragua)) in low-income communities ( g in low income communities • Multilevel marketing for microfinance(Telmex, Mexico)(COBIS, Ecuador) • M-learning for rural literacy instructors • Mobile pre-screening for microfinance(Monterrey Tec, Mexico)(PlaNet Finance Argentina)(PlaNet Finance, Argentina) • M-commerce interface Environment and Community (United Villages, India) • Disaster Management Health ((CRS, Inddia)) • Mobile diagnostics for cervical cancer• Mobile Sensors and GPS Mapping for (CIDRZ, Zambia) Farmers (InnovGreen, Vietnam) •• Ultrasound Outreach to Rural Villages Ultrasound Outreach to Rural Villages(GE Healthcare, Belize) Next Billion in Our Neighborhood • Real-time Mobile Network for Mid-Wives • Thrive in Five Baby Blog to Reduce Maternal, Neonatal Mortality (Vaatsalya India) (Mayor’s Office Boston) (Vaatsalya, India) (Mayor s Office, Boston) Project Proposals NextLab I, F’08, L2 slide 102vAgenda for Wednesday’s Class • Announce team-project formations – MIT students (technical, non-technical) Emerson College students (embedded ideobloggers)– Emerson College students (embedded videobloggers) • Everyone’s personal introduction as part of their team • Explain In-Class Discussions process – Designation of one (or 2) papers per student – Time allllocatedd 20-30 mins per paper//studdent • Explain Guided Design Process – Project Milestones – Presentation and feedback – First step of design: Needs Assessment (Gari C.) Project Proposals NextLab I, F’08, L2 slide